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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/ftse-holds-firm-above-6000-level.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="The FTSE 100 Index held firm, up 2.3 points to 6011.2, as banks and miners limited progress" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-ftse-holds-firm-above-6000-level.jpg" alt="The FTSE 100 Index held firm, up 2.3 points to 6011.2, as banks and miners limited progress"/></a></p>
<p>London&#8217;s FTSE 100 Index held firm above the 6,000 level despite lacklustre trading after the Christmas holiday.</p>
<p>The Footsie clung to its opening mark, up 2.3 points to 6011.2, as banks and miners limited progress.</p>
<p>The top tier closed above the 6,000 level for the first time since June 2008 on Christmas Eve as thin trading volumes and a Santa rally helped blue chips move higher.</p>
<p>But a number of mining heavyweights were in the red after China&#8217;s move to raise interest rates by a quarter point on Christmas Day.</p>
<p>The hike was the second rise in just over two months as China stepped up its battle to curb soaring inflation.</p>
<p>Rio Tinto was the sector&#8217;s biggest faller, down 41p to 4532p, as it also revealed Australia&#8217;s heaviest rainfall for decades had impacted production at four of its mines in the country.</p>
<p>Part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland was the top faller, down 0.8p to 39.9p, with sector counterpart Lloyds Banking Group not far behind, down 0.5p to 68.3p.</p>
<p>Oil prices remained near a 26-month high, helping energy giant Royal Dutch Shell to make gains.</p>
<p>Shell lifted 1%, or 19.5p to 2136p.</p>
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